Hi, I recently came across your blog and you seem very knowledgeable on this subject with the substance in Mattel Barbie hair.
I have also been a collector of Barbie for years and was turned off in the past when I came across a few dolls with leaky glue.
What I wanted to ask you is why is some of Barbie's hair still a little moist (I feel a residue) is it a gel because I read in your post they stop using the glue after 2017.
And, are Simba Steffi Love dolls heads of hair sealed in glue or are they chain stitched?
The glue thing had really turned me off as I was tired of washing Barbie. I don't want to even purchase any more because of this issue.
And, are you positive that Mattel no longer uses glue within Indonesia or at all?
I purchased some Barbie's recently with a residue in the hair (not sure what it is). I phoned up Mattel they said it may have been glue seepage. It was the Ken fashionista with long blonde hair. They claimed none of the fashionistas have any glue inside the head so I don't really know.
Can you shed a little light for me because like I said other Barbies beside the fashionistas I have felt a residue of some sort on the hair. Do you know whether or not it is glue seepage or just a hair gel lotion?
That is why I tried a few Simba Steffi dolls hoping they didn't have this same issue. Are the Steffi dolls free of glue I cannot really tell because I feel something but don't know whether or not it is just debris from the packaging.
Doll head glue
I have also been a collector of Barbie for years and was turned off in the past when I came across a few dolls with leaky glue.
What I wanted to ask you is why is some of Barbie's hair still a little moist (I feel a residue) is it a gel because I read in your post they stop using the glue after 2017.
And, are Simba Steffi Love dolls heads of hair sealed in glue or are they chain stitched?
The glue thing had really turned me off as I was tired of washing Barbie. I don't want to even purchase any more because of this issue.
And, are you positive that Mattel no longer uses glue within Indonesia or at all?
I purchased some Barbie's recently with a residue in the hair (not sure what it is). I phoned up Mattel they said it may have been glue seepage. It was the Ken fashionista with long blonde hair. They claimed none of the fashionistas have any glue inside the head so I don't really know.
Can you shed a little light for me because like I said other Barbies beside the fashionistas I have felt a residue of some sort on the hair. Do you know whether or not it is glue seepage or just a hair gel lotion?
That is why I tried a few Simba Steffi dolls hoping they didn't have this same issue. Are the Steffi dolls free of glue I cannot really tell because I feel something but don't know whether or not it is just debris from the packaging.
Thank you in advance.